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1.When did the crusades happen?
2.What ideas did the crusades got back?
3.What dd they improv

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1.What two forces emerged?
2.What did barbarians and feudal princes believe in?
3.When did the universal Christian church make the set of beliefs

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1.How did the church become the center of medieval life?
2.What was the group of housings job?
3.What caused the houses to get destroyed

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*Religion was the most important thing in the middle ages.
*People lived the Monastic way.
*Men became monks because of refuge of war, sickness, and sinfulness.
*Nuns did the same thing as Monks
*Saint Benedict founded a new monastery.

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*Lots of people in Medieval Europe  always looked forward for fairs and festivals.
*Christmas celebrates the day Christ was born and Easter is the day when Christians celebrates the Resurrection of Christ.
*They danced, listened to music, and ate food.
*They dranked wine and ale, ate baked and fried food.

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*Most schooling took place in monasteries.
*The church also schooled people
*They both taught people how to read and write.
*Students in universities studied Latin grammar and rhetoric, logic, geometry, arithmetic, and music.
*Aquinas wrote logical arguments in his faith to show all of his reasons.( He made a natural law).

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*Paintings and sculptures were Christians saints or they were Christ.
*Medieval art were mostly religious paintings.
*Buildings were often taller than a 30-story building today.
*Most art was made for religious purposes.
*Cathedrals were built between 1150 and 1400 and were designed it Gothic or a Gothic style.

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In medieval Italy the fresco was triumphant in painting throughout the 14th century.

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*Christians hoped to go on a pilgrimage some day of their lives.
*Pilgrims went on these journeys  so they can show devotions to God.
*A second type of service involved of fighting was the crusades.
*Crusades are the wars between the three main religions in the fight for the holy land.(In our time right now, Jews take over the Holy Land).
*The Holy Land is the land where Jesus was born, lived, and died.( He lived in Jerusalem).

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*Most people believed in God and an afterlife.
*The church taught that people gained salvation, or entry to heaven.
*Sacraments were sacred rites the Christians believed them grace or a special blessing from God.
*Sacraments was really important to a person's life.

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The Christian religion is one of the most important religions of ancient Rome.

*In 395 C.E., Christianity became recognized as a religion to the Roman Empire.
*The church played a vital role in society.
*Over time, church leaders in Western Europe developed an organization that was modeled in the structure of the old Roman government.

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Roman Catholic Church--1000-1300 CE.

*The church provided education for some who needed it.
*The church was the center of medieval life in western Europe.

Church provided education, helped the poor and sick.

Center of medieval life: religious, services, community activities, entertainment

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The Medieval church had a very important role during the Medieval Period. In Medieval England the church had dominance over a lot of the affairs of the state and the people in general. Most of the people during the middle ages believed in the existence of God, heaven and hell. From the earliest times of the middle ages, people were taught that the only way to get to Heaven was through the church if the church would let them.

The medieval church also had control over the state and the people, regardless of status. Most peasants worked for free on most church lands, producing crops and food for the church clergies instead of their own families. Those who belong to the lower class such as peasant workers and farmers paid 10% of their earnings to the Church. This was called tithes and could be paid in goods or money. The goods were usually kept in tithe barns. If they failed to pay their tithes, they were told that their souls would go to hell when they died. These tithes made the church very wealthy and according to historians, the very reason why King Henry VIII wanted to reform the church was to get hold of this kind of wealth.

Aside from tithes, people also needed to pay for church services such as baptism, marriage and burial. The church during the medieval period also did not need to pay taxes. This has saved them a lot of money and made the institution wealthier than the Kings. The church's imense wealth was best showcased in the grand ecclesiastical structures such as cathedrals, monasteries and other churches that were built during the medieval period.

Types of medieval churches

There weren't many types of medieval churches. In fact, the Catholic Church was the only church in Europe during the Middle Ages. The bishops and archbishops were considered leaders of the church. Bishops often came from wealthy and noble families who ruled over groups of parishes referred as diocese. Meanwhile, the Parish priests had humbler backgrounds and were less educated than the Bishops. However, as the population in Europe increased, the churches that were built in Roman style had become too small. This was when some of the grand cathedrals were created. Most of these structures were strained to the limit to accommodate such an influx.

Medieval Catholic Church

For centuries, the Catholic Church was both a religion and an institution. It was a way of life for people in the medieval period. Kings, queens, knights, soldiers right down to the lowest class embraced the Catholic faith. In medieval Europe, the Catholic Church and the state were closely knit. It has become the duty of the king and every political authority to support and sustain the church. This meant that the church reinforced the political power and authority of the states and the states did the same for the church.

This belief was supported by a lot of rulers during their reign. The French ruler Louis XIV's son believed that God established Kings as his ministers and they reigned through them over the people. Jacques-Benigne Bossuet also taught him that Kings were sacred because of their duties as representatives of the divine majesty. Meanwhile, Ferdinand Aragon and Isabella of Spain believed that a strong church helped encourage and shape social stability and political unity.

Medieval Church Architecture

Church architecture has evolved since the medieval times. However, the most significant of these transformations were the architecture and design of the great churches of Byzantium, Romanesque abbey, Gothic cathedrals and the Renaissance basilicas. Medieval churches were ornate and prestigious architectural buildings and had been the focus of Christian devotion in every town or village.

These buildings were originally adopted from those with a different purpose. But with the rise of ecclesiastical architecture, these buildings had influenced secular ones and had imitated religious architecture.

The earliest Christian buildings were the following:

As early Christian communities began, they built churches that drew on features of the house. These types of church structures were succeeded by the atrium or the courtyard. A fine example of the atrium was the Basilica of San Clemente in Rome and the Sant'Ambrogio in Milan.

However, early church architecture did not actually draw its form from the Roman temples. It was the Roman Basilica that were used for meetings, political gatherings, markets and courts that were used as inspiration and model for the larger Christian churches of the medieval period, thus the name Christian Basilica.

As the Catholic population increased, the number of clergymen increased as well. This prompted the need for a bigger area to accommodate them. The creation of a raised dais called bema became the solution to this problem and has become an essential part of the many large churches in medieval Europe. On the other hand, a cruciform had become the ground plan for most cathedrals and great churches in Europe. This plan was in the form of a Latin Cross.

Medieval church history

Medieval church history can be traced back from the Fall of Rome to the onset of Protestant reformation in the early 16th century which marked the beginning of what is now known as Modern Christianity.

The medieval church had several dioceses and from these dioceses, five of which held special eminence. These dioceses were Rome, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Antioch and Alexandria. Their prestige was highly dependent on their apostolic founders. However, in the case of Constantinople, it was the new seat of the Byzantine Empire. These cities were also considered the early centers of Christianity and the bishops considered themselves the spiritual successors of Jesus' apostles.

Medieval church music

Because of the church's dominance and influence over the state and the people during the medieval period, the church developed guidelines for musicians to follow in line with the church's attempt to align the arts and music to serve liturgical purposes. As a powerful and rich institution, the church dictated the work of musicians in the middle ages.

Plainchant was one of those musical pieces performed in the liturgy. They were hollow, unaccompanied church music, which was sung in unison. Another kind of music performed in liturgies was the Gregorian chant. This type of plainchant was sung as one voice, although having no other accompaniment was a choice. The Gregorian chant had monophonic texture and each syllable was sung on a single note. Medieval Church music was considered sacred, which was why musicians needed to adhere to the guidelines provided by the church.

Medieval church art

Medieval art grew out the Roman Empire and the traditions of the early Christian Church. The sources were mixed with other influences such as the vigorous barbarian artistic culture. Nevertheless, they produced a remarkable legacy. Most of these art pieces can be seen in churches and ecclesiastical structures such as monasteries and cathedrals.

Roman Catholic art on the other hand, consists of several visual works that illustrate and portray the teachings of the Catholic Church. During the medieval period, early Catholic arts included sculptures, paintings, mosaics, metalwork, embroidery and even architecture. In fact, medieval Church art has played a great role in history and in Western Art as a whole since the 14th century. The center of most of these medieval church art pieces was the life of Jesus Christ, his disciples and the saints.

Medieval church facts

Here are a few facts about the medieval church:

The church was the most powerful and rich institution during the medieval period.

The people were required to give 1/10 of their earnings.

The church owned about 1/3 of the lands in Western Europe.

The pope was the leader of the Catholic Church

Many cathedrals were built during the Middle Ages

The cathedrals were built to inspire awe as they were very expensive and the most beautiful buildings during the medieval period.

Many great art pieces of the medieval era can be found in cathedrals

Christianity dominated Europe during the medieval period but there were also other religious beliefs such as the Pagans, Muslims and Jews.

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The medieval church held great power and medieval people were obliged to pay the medieval church for tithes amongst other things. The Great wealth of the medieval church can be seen if the magnificent medieval churches and cathedrals that were built. Education, Facts and Knowledge about the Medieval Church.